Smashwords, a self-publishing platform and indie ebook distributor, has launched a series of new features to aid authors and publishers in distribution and marketing of ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A German privacy regulator is astonished that Facebook has added facial recognition to a proposed new privacy policy it published on Thursday. "It is astonishing to find the facial recognition again in the new proposed privacy policy that Facebook published yesterday. We therefore have directly... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Both readers and writers in Mexico have a reason to rejoice today, as Amazon has just launched the Kindle Store and Kindle Direct Publishing in their country. The ebookstore will feature over 70,000 Spanish-language titles, as well as ebooks in indigenous tongues like Nahuatl. To help fill up... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tech firm Giphy this morning tweeted that it had launched a Facebook GIFs product, and the digerati immediately buzzed with interest. Within a couple of hours, The Gap posted one of the first branded GIFs on the hugely popular social media platform and a handful of other brands are readying... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The federal judge who last month found Apple Inc. liable for fixing ebook prices said she plans to limit the remedies sought by the U.S. to ensure they "rest as lightly as possible" on the way the company does business.U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan Tuesday said she intends to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple may escape some of the penalties sought by the government in the ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Plaintiffs are seeking a remedy that would give Amazon significant competitive advantage over Apple -- an advantage it is neither entitled to nor deserves." Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book accessibility for readers with sight loss has increased by nearly 40% in the last two... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook received about 38,000 data requests from government agents in 71 countries in the first half of 2013, according to the company's first Global Government Requests Report, which it published today. The report comprises both criminal and national security requests made in the first six... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has for the first time published data on how often governments around the world request data on its users. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Several publishers are finding success with print+ebook bundling, yet the industry remains reticent to embrace what seems an obvious direction for the industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US Justice Department was insistent that its proposed injunction against Apple for alleged ebook price fixing was the proper remedy earlier this month, but it's now willing to budge on that somewhat. As Reuters reports, the DOJ has offered to cut the length of the injunction from ten to five... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2013-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the rapid increase in self-published books around the world, major publishing houses are having to find new ways to maintain their market share. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even as federal antitrust lawyers proposed a slight reduction in their proposed penalties in the Apple ebook case, they stepped up their criticism of the company for continuing to insist it did nothing wrong. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Swedish startup Atingo, a collaboration between Publit and Axiell, offers a platform for real-time negotiation of ebook lending rights between libraries and publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
With many more authors appealing direct to the public by releasing their novels themselves over the internet, are any of them able to make money? Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook on Thursday rolled out changes to the way third-party apps request permissions from users when connecting to Facebook. Now, the app must request separate permission to "read" and use some of your Facebook information, as well as to "write," or publish your app activity back to Facebook.... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Summer’s winding down, but there’s still time to score free ebooks for any vacation reading. In this video, we’ll show you you where to go online to get free books, which are often classic novels now in the public domain. You’ll want to start with Project Gutenberg’s site, which offers the most... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook has designed a system that would allow individuals and advertisers to make direct connections to those physically nearby that share similar interests or are open to receiving certain advertisements. The company’s work was outlined in a U.S. patent filing for a “wireless social... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2013-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, the jurist who ruled last month that Apple illegally conspired with five major publishers to raise prices of ebooks, has set a date for the trial that will determine the damages Apple owes. In an order issued this week, Cote said that barring some earlier... Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]